Russian Blockchain Association To Launch ‘First’ Guarantee System For ICO Funding
The “first” guarantee system for Initial Coin Offering (ICO) investments is set to launch in Russia in 2018, local media outlet Izvestia reported Feb. 19.
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Hong Kong Regulator: We’ll ‘Continue To Police’ Crypto Exchanges And Sales
Hong Kong’s financial regulator vowed to keep “policing” cryptocurrency and ICO markets Friday during a fresh warning to potential investors.
SEC Refuses Request For Information On Disputed Tezos ICO In Ongoing Lawsuit
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declined to provide information on Blockchain project Tezos requested by attorney David Silver via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Reuters reported Feb. 10.
Crypto ‘Unlikely To Disappear’, Says Internal Report Attributed To J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan has called cryptocurrencies the “innovative maelstrom” around Blockchain and said they are “unlikely to disappear” in what appears to be an internal report from the company, published Feb. 8, 2018.
Blockchain Platform To Help Promising Athletes To Jump Financial Hurdles
In modern sport, it is often the financial side that draws equal attention to the action itself. Sponsorship, advertising and complicated contracts are just as important as the action on the field. As the stakes continue to rise, it can be difficult for young athletes to break through without exceptionally high levels of financial backing. SportyCo are an innovative new company looking to remove these monetary barriers through new Blockchain technologies.
CME Plans To Develop New System To More Easily Modify Blockchain Protocols
A patent for a system that would allow for modifications of a Blockchain protocol without a consensus from all participants of the network, originally filed by the CME Group in December 2017, has been published by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last Thursday, Feb. 8.
Singapore Central Bank: Speculators Pose Risks To ‘Fabulous’ 2020 Blockchain Goals
Speaking to CNBC on Monday, Feb. 12, chief fintech officer of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Sopnendu Mohanty said it will be “two years” before the central bank’s Blockchain project sees “real impact.”
Is Yet Another Escrow Project to Become a Big Deal for Investment Process?
The concept of escrow services has been attracting investors’ attention over the last six months. Numerous startups have been promoting the idea that investing in ICOs may be protected by escrow mechanisms, which have various applications. For instance, a startup called Escroco, that ran its pre-ITO and ITO rounds in autumn 2017, offered a fund-reserve in order to grant reimbursement against losses.
‘A Sociological Innovation’: Big Finance Advisors Preach Blockchain At T3 Conference
Mainstream financial advisors are publicly propagating Blockchain this month, telling that it is a “sociological innovation” during the US Technology Tools for Today (T3) conference, CNBC reports Monday, Feb. 12.
Microsoft To Implement Blockchain-Based ID System
Microsoft revealed its plans to integrate Blockchain-based decentralized IDs (DIDs) into its Microsoft Authenticator app, the company announced in a blog post Monday, Feb. 12.
